Rook stool by Ross Gardam in Montana Jewel residence, Australia

Chess pieces informed the design of this bar stool, realised in a choice of three different species of solid timber by Australian designer Ross Gardam.

A pair of Rook stools in American walnut with a black powder coat base and foot rests flank the kitchen island in Montana Jewel – a house designed collaboratively between Melbourne architecture firm ADDARC and local interior design practice Homeroom Studio.

Natural wooden surfaces abound throughout the interior, where they are complimented by simple, minimalistic silhouettes. The stools were selected thanks to their sharing of these two characteristics.

Words by Alice Laycock
Photography by Timothy Kaye